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Vartan Gregorian wins Award

Maureen Kenner, a teacher at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, has passed along this following, wonderful, bit of news:

This weekend, in Long Beach, CA, Vartan Gregorian School at Fox Point is being named a “Title 1 Distinguished School”. As mentioned in the award, “Vartan Gregorian Elementary has distinguished itself as a innovative school with visionary leadership and a full contingent of well-trained and committed educators. Vartan Gregorian is one of the only elementary schools in Providence to have met annual yearly progress every year and has been repeatedly honored for exceptional student achievement and community engagement. Vartan Gregorian has made a concerted effort to connect the families of its students, and has a series of carefully planned and well-established parent engagement activities designed to cultivate a welcoming and accessible environment for all family members.”